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A pregnant woman was killed while Oklahoma City police pursued a suspect. Now, her mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city.

A lawsuit has been filed against the Oklahoma City Police Department by family members of a woman who was killed during a chase in 2021.

An investigation by The Oklahoman in the wake of Star Shells death revealed the areas of OKC where police pursuits are initiated, the reasons why an officer attempted to make the stop, and how preva…

The Oklahoma City Police Department is adopting a more restrictive pursuit policy that officials say will increase public safety.

The Oklahoma City Police Department is adopting a more restrictive pursuit policy that officials say will increase public safety.

By: Barry Mangold OKLAHOMA CITY - Family and friends of Star Shells, 28, held a candlelight vigil Wednesday in northeast Oklahoma City at Northeast 16th St. and Martin Luther King Ave., where the pregnant mother of two was fatally struck by a stolen truck.  Police said Shells was fatally struck by Wacey Mikles, who allegedly stole the truck earlier that morning. Mikles is booked at the Oklahoma County Detention Center on complaints of murder, attempting to elude police and other charges.  Ac...

Oklahoman A police pursuit that left an Oklahoma City mother dead reached speeds of 95 mph through an eastside corridor, according to court documents.  A man stole a Ford F-350 pickup about 7:20 a.m. on May 24 from a work site on the south side of the city and led police on a wild pursuit that ended violently when the truck collided with the vehicle of Star Shells, 28, at the intersection of Martin Luther King Avenue and NE 16, killing Shells instantly.  Shells was about five months pregnant...

Deadly police chase that killed OKC mother reached 95 mph, documents show Josh Dulaney, Oklahoman © Photos provided Pregnant Oklahoma City woman, Star Shells, leaves behind two children after being struck and killed by a truck involved in a police chase Monday morning. A police pursuit that left an Oklahoma City mother dead reached speeds of 95 mph through an eastside corridor, according to court documents.  A man stole a Ford F-350 pickup about 7:20 a.m. on May 24 from a wo...

Oklahoman She kept the burial flag of her grandfather, a U.S. Army veteran, in her car window, and it was that flag, in pieces and scattered on the northeast Oklahoma City street, that signified Star Shells was dead.  Shells’ mother, Connie Basco, got the call Monday morning, shortly after Shells, 28, dropped her two young sons off at John W. Rex Charter School and was on her way home. There had been a police chase, ending in a violent car wreck at Martin Luther King Avenue and NE 16. It ...

The 28-year-old expectant mom had just dropped her children at day care and school when she was hit by the speeding pickup truck. her family said.